Here are all the new building projects underway, or about to begin, in downtown Orlando.

Several big projects changed the downtown skyline in the past decade, including 55 West, The Vue and One Eleven (formerly known as Dynetech Centre). But a slew of others disappeared as developers retrenched.

Large-scale projects have now restarted, with several nearing completion and at least a half-dozen expected to launch in the next year.

"Permitting is back to 2006-2007 levels," Mayor Buddy Dyer said. "We're having to hire additional building inspectors because of all the construction activity, so it's a good market."

While most of the pre-recession development in downtown Orlando was condominiums and office towers, most of the projects on the horizon now are apartment buildings.

So, if you've driven around downtown recently and wondered what those construction crews were working on, here's the answer. You'll also find projects that haven't started yet but are expected to break ground in the next year.

1. NORA: GDC Properties LLC broke ground nearly a year ago on this $28 million, six-story, 245-unit apartment complex that takes its name from its North Orange Avenue location, at the corner of Marks Street. It's on the opposite side of Colonial Drive in an area that marketers began calling Uptown a few years ago.

2. 800 N. Orange Ave.: This four-story building with 17,124 square feet of office space would be built on North Orange Avenue in Uptown, on a lot squeezed between the Park North condos and the newly built SteelHouse apartments. Expect construction to start in January and take about a year on this project from Ustler Development, which built the 801 building across the street.

3. The Sevens: This apartment building is slated to go Uptown along Orange Avenue, running just north of Colonial Drive to Park Lake Street. At nine stories, it would include 325 units, 9,500 square feet of retail space and an integrated parking garage with more than 600 spaces. Developer Pizzuti expects to break ground in the spring.

4. 801/811 N. Magnolia Ave.: Redevelopment of this 2 acre site would add more parking and another 7,778 square feet of office space.

5. Residence Inn by Marriott: This seven-story, 138-room hotel with an integrated parking garage and 4,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space is expected to start construction in January. The $21 million joint venture between Ustler Development and Pinnacle Hotel Management wraps around the Mama B's sub shop at Orange and Colonial.

6. Central Station: This $200 million mixed-use project would tie directly into SunRail and Lynx. It's divided into several phases, with the first including a six-story, 275-unit apartment building with 12,000 square feet of retail space. Overall, it would include a 126-room hotel, a nine-story garage, two office buildings and a park. Construction was scheduled to start this year, but no building permit has been issued yet.

7. SkyHouse: This 23-story, 320-unit apartment building near the courthouse is about to open, with a rooftop terrace and pool, 8,300 square feet of retail on the ground floor and a (tiny) public park out front. Units range from about $1,100 for a studio to about $2,600 for three bedrooms. Before the slump, a 530-unit giant called Ridgely Manor was planned for this site.

8. 420 E. Church St.: The city approved plans two months ago for this nine-story, 300-unit apartment building. It would feature 6,650 square feet of retail, an integrated three-story parking garage and eight live-work units on the ground floor.

9. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: It's impossible to miss this one, mostly because it covers two city blocks visible from the East-West Expressway, but also because it's been under construction since June 2011. Performances are expected to start after the first phase of this public-private venture is completed in the fall 2014, but private money still is being raised for the last of three performance halls. That means — best case — this $514 million behemoth won't be finished until 2018.

10. Aloft: A massive renovation transformed this decidedly unhip former headquarters of the Orlando Utilities Commission into the hipster Aloft Hotel, a brand of the Starwood chain. It opened Oct. 17 with 119 rooms, pool and trendy bar.

Other development under way: A $17 million face-lift for West Church Street between Tampa and Division avenues; the expansion of the Lymmo bus system to Thornton Park and Parramore; a $6.6 million, 250-bed men's shelter by the Coalition for the Homeless.

Not so long ago, downtown Orlando was dotted with construction cranes, and developers proposed one giant project after another. With the recession, many of those plans evaporated, along with their financing. Here are a few that were scheduled to begin construction in 2006 but never got off the ground.

Tradition Towers: A sky-bridge housing the University Club was going to link these twin 37-story towers holding 1.4 million square feet of condos, offices and retail. Penthouses were to be priced as high as $4 million.